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CCSS and Sourcebook Front Matter xvi xix Become familiar with the CCSS Strands, Anchor Standards, and the Sourcebook sections and chapter links; also review the Sourcebook Sample Lesson Model Correlations to the CCSS. 1-18 Big Picture 2 Be knowledgeable about the NAEP and its findings. 4, 5 Compare brain activation in good and poor readers. Identify the type of instruction that can change brain activity in poor readers. 6 Know the three qualities and characteristics of effective research. 7 10 List and describe the five essential components of reading instruction as identified by the National Reading Panel. 10, 11 Know the four types of reading assessments and the purposes and administration of each type. 12 Be familiar with the four main objectives of a comprehensive assessment plan and how each objective relates to a type of assessment. 13 Identify three stumbling blocks to becoming a proficient reader. 13 Understand and explain the terms Matthew effects and fourth-grade slump. 14 Describe two consequences of having low motivation and interest in reading. 14, 15 Know what is meant by the term academic language. 14, 15 Use the data on the Variation in Amount of Independent Reading table to describe the relationship between independent reading and reading proficiency. 15, 16 Use the data on the Selected Statistics for Major Sources of Spoken and Written Language table to explain why speech is far more limited than written language in exposing students to new academic vocabulary. 16, 17 Name four levels of learners and describe their characteristics. 17 Identify and describe three categories of adolescent struggling readers. 18 Be familiar with six recommendations for planning effective reading instruction and interventions for ELLs. 19 66 SECTION I: Word Structure 21 48 Chapter 1: Structure of English 22 27 Define phoneme. Describe the two categories of phonemes and how they are classified. 25 Define and give examples of continuous and stop sounds. 28, 29 Define sound/spelling. Identify and describe the different phonic elements, or sound/spelling categories. 36, 37 Define syllable. Know the four most useful syllable division principles and six common syllable types. 38 Define onset-rime and phonogram. 42, 43 Define morpheme. Explain the difference between bound and free morphemes and give examples of each. 43 Define affix and give examples. Know the difference between a derivational and an inflectional suffix. 49 66 Chapter 2: Structure of Spanish 60, 61 Be aware of the important differences between English and Spanish phonology and orthography. 62 Be familiar with phonic elements that are the same in both Spanish and English. 2012 CORE, Inc. Page 1 of 8 www.corelearn.com
63 Be familiar with English phonic elements that have no counterparts in Spanish. 64 66 Define cognate. Identify the four categories of cognates and give examples. 67 158 SECTION II: Early Literacy 69 70 Section Introduction 69 Describe the interrelatedness of the three early literacy domains of print awareness, letter knowledge, and phonemic awareness. 73 Identify and describe three elements of print and book awareness. 71 82 Chapter 3: Print Awareness 77 Describe how print awareness can be assessed informally. 73, 78 82 Define print referencing and be familiar with how the strategy is applied and implemented. 83 114 Chapter 4: Letter Knowledge 84, 85 Know about the iconicity of letter names and give examples. 85 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of letter-name iconicity by 86, 87 Identify letter characteristics that can affect the learning of letter names. 88 Identify letter-name properties that are useful for learning letter sounds. 89 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between letter-name iconicity and letter-sound instruction by 94 Describe the sequence that students appear to acquire letter knowledge. 94 Explain why the practice of spending the same amount of instructional time on each letter may not be that effective. 96 114 Be familiar with instructional strategies for teaching letter recognition, letter formation (handwriting), and letter-sound correspondence. 115 Chapter 5: Phonological Awareness 160 116 Be able to distinguish among and between phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, and phonics. 117 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of phonemes by 117 119 Identify the four developmental levels of phonological awareness. Be familiar with the skills at each level and be able to give examples. 119 Be able to demonstrate blending and segmentation across all four levels of phonological awareness. 120, 121 Be familiar with the critical elements of effective phonemic awareness instruction. 124, 125 Have a sense of the amount of phonemic awareness instruction that is generally recommended for students in Grades K 2. 127 Explain when and how phonemic awareness should be assessed. 128 142 Be familiar with instructional strategies appropriate for the word, syllable, and onset-rime levels of phonological awareness. 154 158 Be able to implement Say-It-and-Move-It and Elkonin Sound Boxes, two research-based instructional models for phoneme segmentation and blending. 2012 CORE, Inc. Page 2 of 8 www.corelearn.com
159 SECTION III: Decoding and Word Study 318 161 Section Introduction 168 161 Use The Road to Reading Words to describe how awareness of spoken language merges with written language to contribute to automatic word recognition. 162 Name and describe the four processors of the Adams Model of Skilled Reading. 163 167 Name and describe the five phases of Ehri s Phases of Word Recognition Development. Understand how each of these phases relates to the Adams Model of Skilled Reading 169 Chapter 6: Phonics 240 170 Define phonics, decoding, and alphabetic principle. 171 Describe the characteristics of systematic and explicit phonics instruction. 173 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of four different approaches to phonics instruction by 174, 175 Describe five basic principles of good phonics instruction. 175 List in sequence the basic components of an explicit phonics lesson. 176 Describe the Model-Lead-Check format for explicitly teaching new critical skills. 176 Name and describe four effective lesson presentation techniques. 177 Know some guidelines for evaluating a reading program s phonics scope & sequence. 178 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of the structure of a phonics scope & sequence by 179 Define regular words and know the percentage of English words that are considered completely regular. 180 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of word types used for blending by 181, 182 Identify and compare four blending routines for teaching decoding. 182 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of the similarities and differences between sound-by-sound and continuous blending by completing the activity. 183 Define automatic word recognition, or automaticity. Explain how it is developed and why it is important. 183, 184 Describe the purpose and attributes of decodable text. Name and describe the three types of words that comprise decodable text. 185 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of decodable text analysis by 186 Understand the relationship between phonogram instruction and phonics instruction. 187 189 Identify four types of word-work activities and give examples of each. 192 Describe some of the consequences of not mastering phonics skills by the end of first grade. 193 195 Know when and how phonics should be assessed. 208 231 Be able to demonstrate four different blending routines. 235 239 Be familiar with an instructional method for reading decodable text. 2012 CORE, Inc. Page 3 of 8 www.corelearn.com
241 Chapter 7: Irregular Word Reading 258 242 Distinguish between regular and irregular words. 242, 243 Distinguish between permanently irregular and temporarily irregular words. 243 Define high-frequency words and explain why they are crucial for comprehension. 245 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of permanently irregular high-frequency words by 246 Describe how to facilitate students automatic recognition of irregular words. 251 Be familiar with five guidelines for teaching irregular words. 252 257 Identify, describe, and compare two instructional strategies for introducing irregular words. 259 Chapter 8: Multisyllabic Word Reading 318 260 Explain why it s important for older students to know how to decode multisyllabic words. 261 Define syllabication. 261 267 Identify and describe three different instructional approaches for teaching multisyllabic word reading. 263 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of syllable types by 263 Explain why it s especially important to teach about open and closed syllables. 264 Explain why it s useful to first try dividing a multisyllabic word with the VCV pattern after the first vowel (V/CV) rather than after the first consonant (VC/V). 265 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of common syllable division principles by 270 Identify the prerequisite skills for teaching multisyllabic word reading. 272 275; Be familiar with instructional strategies that use syllable types for decoding 298 303 multisyllabic words. 276 291 Be familiar with instructional strategies that use syllable-division principles for decoding multisyllabic words. 292 297; Be familiar with flexible syllabication strategies for decoding multisyllabic words. 308 313 304 307; Be familiar with instructional strategies that use word parts (i.e., affixes and root 314 318 words) for decoding multisyllabic words. 319 SECTION IV: Reading Fluency 404 321 Section Introduction 326 321 323 Identify and describe the three key elements of reading fluency. 322 Distinguish the difference between reading fluency and automaticity. 324, 325 Use the graphic organizer to describe the variables that influence a student s fluent reading of a given text. 327 Chapter 9: Fluency Assessment 358 2012 CORE, Inc. Page 4 of 8 www.corelearn.com
328 Know what the following acronyms stand for: ORF, CBM, WCPM. 328 329 Describe four useful ways to use the data generated from ORF CBM. 330 332 Know about ORF norms and how to use them. 332 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of ORF norms by 333 Know the differences between ORF CBM and Maze CBM. 334 Be familiar with the features of spoken language from nonprosodic to prosodic. 335 Identify three types of dysfluent reading and be familiar with their possible causes. 338, 339 Know when to use ORF CBM for screening and for progress monitoring. 340 348 Know how to administer an ORF CBM including scoring criteria, calculating the score, and recording student data. 355 358 Know how to assess prosodic reading. 359 Chapter 10: Fluency Instruction 404 361 366 Identify and describe four main instructional methods for building reading fluency. 363, 364 Be familiar with ways to adapt repeated oral reading to meet student needs. 367 Identify three basic criteria for choosing the right text for fluency instruction. 368, 369 Know the three levels of text difficulty and be familiar with the five steps used to determine a student s level. 369 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of the three levels of text difficulty by 373 Be familiar with the types of fluency instruction and their appropriate grade levels. 374 383 Be familiar with the Timed Repeated Oral Reading intervention strategy and know how it differs from ORF CBM. 384 390 Be familiar with how to set up and implement Partner Reading and the type of student who may benefit from this strategy. 391 397 Describe phrase-cued text and how it is used in fluency instruction. 405 SECTION V: Vocabulary 606 407 Section Introduction 418 407 Name the four components of an effective vocabulary program. 408 Identify and describe the receptive and productive forms of oral and print vocabulary. 409 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of Dale s levels of word knowledge by 412 Know what Hart and Risley (1995) found out about the vocabulary gap between three-year olds from advantaged and disadvantaged homes. 413 Be aware of what Biemiller estimates is the difference in vocabulary size between average and lower-quartile students at the end of Pre-K and at the end of Grade 2. 414 Articulate the links between vocabulary and comprehension. 2012 CORE, Inc. Page 5 of 8 www.corelearn.com
418 Identify three vocabulary strategies that appear to be especially valuable for building the vocabularies of ELLs. 419 Chapter 11: Specific Word Instruction 486 420 Describe the primary goal of specific word instruction. 421-424 Describe and compare Beck s three-tier system and Biemiller s sequence of word acquisition, two different research-based methods for selecting vocabulary words for instruction. 424 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of how to select specific vocabulary words for instruction by 425 Identify four criteria to use when selecting vocabulary words for ELLS. 427 Explain the rationale for using contextualized vocabulary for instruction. 428, 429 Identify and describe three basic instructional strategies for developing wordmeaning knowledge. 429 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of the components of a student friendly explanation by 431 Explain the rationale for using graphic organizers in specific word instruction. 436 452 Describe and then compare the Text Talk and Direct Explanation Method, two read-aloud strategies for introducing contextualized vocabulary. 470 477; Be familiar with three instructional strategies that utilize graphic organizers to 481 483 help students build word meaning knowledge. 487 Chapter 12: Word-Learning Strategies 568 488 Compare specific word instruction to instruction in word-learning strategies. Identify three effective word-learning strategies. 491 Define the terms root word and word family and explain their relationship. 492 Know five reasons that prefixes are worth teaching and well suited for instruction. 493 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of three pitfalls of morphemic analysis by 495 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of Greek and Latin roots by 496, 497 Explain how cognate awareness supports English-language acquisition for Spanish-speaking students. 497 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of the categories of English/Spanish cognates by 498 500 Define contextual analysis. Name and describe types of helpful and unhelpful context clues. 500 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of helpful and unhelpful context clues by 516 520 Be familiar with the purpose and use of a Concept of a Definition Map. 501; 555 Be familiar with the steps and implementation of The Vocabulary Strategy, an 568 example of combined morphemic and contextual analysis instruction. 569 Chapter 13: Word Consciousness 606 570 Describe some characteristics of word consciousness. 2012 CORE, Inc. Page 6 of 8 www.corelearn.com
570 574 Define adept diction and describe some ways to promote it in the classroom. 572, 573 Define three categories of language: synonyms, antonyms, and homographs. 574 Define three figures of speech: similes, metaphors, and idioms. 575 Describe the benefits of word play. Give examples of word-play games. 576 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of a word-play game by 577 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of the Anglo-Saxon, Latin, and Greek layers of the English language by 580 606 Be familiar instructional strategies for fostering word consciousness in and beyond the classroom. 607 SECTION VI: Comprehension 742 609 Section Introduction 632 609 Identify the five reader competencies that contribute to comprehension. 610-612 Explain the CCSS Model of Text Complexity and Qualitative Measures of Text Complexity. 610-612 Summarize why understanding text complexity is important. 613 Describe the strategies that good readers use before, during, and after reading. 614 622 Define comprehension strategies. Name and describe eight key comprehension strategies. 615 Define metacognition and explain its role in comprehension strategies instruction. Know the difference between metacognitive knowledge and metacognitive control. 619 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of schema by completing the activity. 621 Define and give examples of four types of teacher questions: literal, inferential, applied, and strategic. 623 Describe a multiple-strategy instruction program including its rationale. 623 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of using several strategies in coordination by 625 Describe the sequence of steps in explicit strategy instruction. Know the teacher role and student role for each step. 625 627 Define scaffolding. Identify and describe four types of scaffolding tools. 629, 630 Explain the reader response approach to comprehension instruction. 631 Identify some important considerations when teaching reading comprehension to English-language learners. 633 Chapter 14: Literary Text 680 634 Describe literary text and be able to name some examples. 634, 635 Identify and describe the four main story-structure elements. 639 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of Bloom s Taxonomy by 639 Understand the role of think-alouds in comprehension instruction and be familiar with questions for self-monitoring. 2012 CORE, Inc. Page 7 of 8 www.corelearn.com
647 Know when and how to apply each of the comprehension strategies during literary reading. 648 650 Describe dialogic reading, a read-aloud method for listening comprehension. Be familiar with its prompts and instructional sequence. 651 658 Be familiar with an instructional strategy for teaching story-structure elements. 642; 659 676 Be familiar with TSI (Transactional Strategies Instruction) and its objectives. Know how to implement the Predictions Worksheet. 681 Chapter 15: Informational Text 742 682 Describe informational text and be able to name some types. 683 Identify five types of informational text structures and have some sense of their relevant signal words. 684, 685 Explain how graphic organizers support students understanding of informational text. 686 Explain the three overlapping features of considerate text. 689 Describe how predicting is applied to informational text. 690 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of elaborative interrogation by 693 Connect to Theory: Demonstrate an understanding of the strategy of constructing mental images by 695 Describe the role of motivation and engagement in reading comprehension. 698 Explain the importance of knowing how to read informational text. 701 Be aware of the different comprehension assessment response formats. 702 710 Name and describe the four types of Question-Answer Relationships (QARs). Be familiar with how to implement the QAR instructional strategy. 711 719 Be familiar with two research-based strategies for summarizing: paragraph shrinking and the rule-based. 720 732 Identify and describe the strategies that comprise CSR (Collaborative Strategic Reading). 743 COMPREHENSIVE READING MODEL 754 744 745 Name each of the tiers in the three-tier model of instruction. 747 750 Be familiar with the instructional goals of each tier. 751 Explain the rationale for Response to Intervention (RtI) and identify its features. 752 Describe the steps of the problem-solving method. 2012 CORE, Inc. Page 8 of 8 www.corelearn.com